Clothesline



T. J. JAMES CLOTHESLINE July 2, 1929.

Filed June 22, 192'? Fit Patented July 2, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. Janus, onnuoxn'nn, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOE or onn-niinn'ro EDWARD w.

HIGGINS, OF CREWE, VIRGINIA.

oLoTIIEsLINE.

Application filed June 22,

This invention relates to a clothes line, the general object of the invention being to so form the line that clothes can be easily and quickly attached thereto without the use of pins.

Another object of the invention is to make the line of a plurality of links which are connectedtogether by eyes so that the line can be folded into a compact bundle when not in use.

A still further object of the invention is to so form the line that the clothes can be attached thereto and detached therefrom by a simple sliding movement of the clothes on the line.

This invention "also consist-s in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a View showing the line in use.

Figure 2 is a view of the unlooped wire, with the looped wire shown in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a view of the looped wire, with the unlooped wire shown in dotted lines.

Figure 4 is a detail view of the looped portion of the link.

As shown in these Views, the line A is composed of a plurality of links 13, each link being formed of two wires 1 and 2. The wire 1 has its terminals bent back upon itself to form the eyes 3 and the ends of the other wire 2 are twisted around the eye forming portions of the other wire 1, as shown at 4, to hold such portions in place. The central portion of the wire 2 is bent to form a circular loop 5, the terminals of which extend in opposite directions and with one terminal on one side of the other wire 1 and the other terminal on the opposite side of said wire 1 so that said other wire 1 lies between the terminals. The wires are twisted together in a long twist, as shown at 6.

With this invention, the clothes are placed on the line with the parts to be attached to the line to the left of the loops. Then the twisted portions of the wires.

1927. Serial No. 200,735.

clothes are slid along the line to the right and as the portions to be attached to the line reach the loops, they will pass between the terminals of the loops and the unlooped wires of the links and thus be caused to pass between the two wires of each link so that they will be gripped and held by the two wires. The right hand corner of the clothes can be pulled to a point adjacent the end of the link as the portion of the clothes gripped by the wires will readily pass between the Thus it will be seen that the clothes can be easily and quickly placed on the line as it is simply necessary to place corners or other small portions of the clothes on the line and then slide the clothes along the line to cause such portions to enter the loops which directs them between the wires. For instance, the corner portions can be looped around the line adjacent the loops 5, and then by sliding the clothes along the line, the corners will enter the loops 5 and will automatically pass between the two wires, as the first terminal of the loop 5 will cause the corner of the clothes to enter the loop and then the second terminal will direct the corner between the wire forming the loop and the second wire which passes between the terminals of the loop and then upon a further movement of the clothes, the corners will engage the twisted portions of the two wires and thus be firmly held between the two wires. After the clothes are placed on one side of the line, other clothes can be placed on the opposite side, the clothes being moved to the right on each side of the line. When the clothes are to be detached from the line, they are moved toward the left so that they will. free themselves of the line as they pass through the loops.

lVhen the line is to be stored, the links can be folded together so that the line will occupy but little space. With this line, the clothes can not only be easily and quickly attached thereto and detached therefrom, but the clothes are firmly held on the line without the use of pins and there is no danger of the clothes being torn by the line.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the sevlooped part overlapping and the straight portions extending in opposite directions from the looped part, with the second wire passing between the overlapping ends of the loops, the portions of the wires on each side of the loop being twisted together.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

THOMAS JIJAMEs. 

